I hope you all enjoyed the long weekend. Thank you to all those who served our country, and continue to do so.
We began our opinion writing unit and talked about essay writing this week. Understanding how to write an essay will help in middle school, high school, and even college. We use what's called "boxes and bullets" in this unit. The "box" is our thesis statement and the "bullets" are our reasons. We started off by using a class thesis: "I love ice cream!" The students then wrote a flash draft essay using the chart below and three of their own reasons with evidence. Ask them to tell you about their essay!
In reading workshop we began our nonfiction reading unit. We read two different excerpts related to weather and responded to a few questions about these readings.
We finished topic 4 in math. The tests will be sent home tomorrow.
In science we played a fun game to identify all of the rocks that the students observed and took great notes on. Next, learned about the different tests that we will preform on the minerals. We learned about Moh's Hardness Scale and why we need to do a streak test on each of the minerals. Magnetism, luster, light, and shape are a few of the other properties we will observe.
We met with our buddies and did a fun Thanksgiving craft! The students discussed what they are grateful for and made pendants to hang in our class!
We are looking forward to our Thanksgiving feast next Monday! Please check out our volunteer link below. We are still in need of one more egg casserole. :)
Wishing you all a wonderful week ahead!
Mrs. Riegel
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